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Hungarian Prisoners Awarded Compensation
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost 40 inmates may receive state compensation because the conditions in Hungarian prisons constitute a violation of human dignity, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Strasbourg on Thursday. The Hungarian state must pay a total of €541,000 in compensation to the 39 convicts within three months. The plaintiffs had sued Hungary mainly because of the circumstances of detention and lack of ...
Socialists Claim Govt Diverted Money From Allocation For Free School Meals
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have accused the government of “dishonesty and theft”, claiming that almost 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) have been diverted from allocations made at the end of last year for free school and nursery meals and family allowances. A government decree published at the end of last year stated that 3.7 billion forints have been diverted from the allocation for school meals, ...
Xpat Opinion: Meet Hungary’s Deputy PM, KDNP Chairman Zsolt Semjén
- 5 Jan 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
(KDNP Chairman) Zsolt Semjén says 2015 was maybe the most successful year for Hungary’s national politics. The deputy prime mister told this to Kossuth Radio’s “Without borders” (“Határok nélkül”) program.
In his assessment of the year and the situation, he said that the national political program which the government initiated five years ago works “without bumps’”.
In his assessment of the year and the situation, he said that the national political program which the government initiated five years ago works “without bumps’”.
International Circus Festival, 7 - 11 January 2016
- 28 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The first Budapest Circus Festival was held 20 years ago, in 1996 and as a result of the notion and casting of the professionals of the Hungarian Circus And Variety Non-profit Ltd. (MACIVA) it soon proved to be equal with the great festivals of the circus world: in addition to Monte Carlo, Latina and Moscow also Budapest has become an important meeting place for the circus art.
Imagine Dragons, Budapest Sportaréna, 20 Jan 2016
- 23 Dec 2015 8:01 AM
- entertainment
With their highly anticipated new album ‘Smoke + Mirrors’ out in February, US chart phenomenon Imagine Dragons are currently playing shows all over Europe, and thankfully for local fans of this great live band Budapest is part of their tour.
Popular Hungarian Bandleader Benkó Dies
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Clarinet player Sándor Benkó, founder of the popular Benkó Dixieland Band, died on Tuesday at the age of 75, his family announced. Benkó started the group while a high school student in 1957. Its first album was certified a gold disc. The band toured the world, took part in many music festivals and received numerous awards. The band has no fewer than 1,800 professional recordings.
Fidesz: European Commission Openly Interferes With Hungary’s Affairs
- 14 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has openly interfered with Hungary’s internal affairs through contracting a consortium led by Altus, a company belonging to former prime minister and opposition party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány, deputies of ruling Fidesz said in a statement. Authors of the document noted that the consortium has just recently won “another shameless contract” from the EC, and called that body’s ...
See What Happened @ Xpat Wine Club: Tasting, Talking & Networking
- 9 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Last Thursday, 3 December, XpatLoop.com held its latest wine club event in Akvárium at Erzsébet Square, downtown Budapest. Expats and internationally-minded Hungarians rubbed shoulders and tasted a seclection of 18 wines from a good handful of Hungary’s top producers. Here's a quick tour of the six different regions the wine-makers on show represented, along with a few words of introduction about ...
China Railway Group Wins $1.6 Bln Hungarian High-Speed Rail Contract
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian government awarded a $1.57 billion contract to a consortium led by China Railway Group (CRG) to build the Hungarian section of a rail line linking Budapest with Belgrade, Serbia, in Chinaʼs first high-speed rail win in the European Union, Reuters reported.
Hungarian Prisoners Awarded Compensation
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost 40 inmates may receive state compensation because the conditions in Hungarian prisons constitute a violation of human dignity, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Strasbourg on Thursday. The Hungarian state must pay a total of €541,000 in compensation to the 39 convicts within three months. The plaintiffs had sued Hungary mainly because of the circumstances of detention and lack of ...
Socialists Claim Govt Diverted Money From Allocation For Free School Meals
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have accused the government of “dishonesty and theft”, claiming that almost 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) have been diverted from allocations made at the end of last year for free school and nursery meals and family allowances. A government decree published at the end of last year stated that 3.7 billion forints have been diverted from the allocation for school meals, ...
Xpat Opinion: Meet Hungary’s Deputy PM, KDNP Chairman Zsolt Semjén
- 5 Jan 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
(KDNP Chairman) Zsolt Semjén says 2015 was maybe the most successful year for Hungary’s national politics. The deputy prime mister told this to Kossuth Radio’s “Without borders” (“Határok nélkül”) program.
In his assessment of the year and the situation, he said that the national political program which the government initiated five years ago works “without bumps’”.
In his assessment of the year and the situation, he said that the national political program which the government initiated five years ago works “without bumps’”.
International Circus Festival, 7 - 11 January 2016
- 28 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The first Budapest Circus Festival was held 20 years ago, in 1996 and as a result of the notion and casting of the professionals of the Hungarian Circus And Variety Non-profit Ltd. (MACIVA) it soon proved to be equal with the great festivals of the circus world: in addition to Monte Carlo, Latina and Moscow also Budapest has become an important meeting place for the circus art.
Imagine Dragons, Budapest Sportaréna, 20 Jan 2016
- 23 Dec 2015 8:01 AM
- entertainment
With their highly anticipated new album ‘Smoke + Mirrors’ out in February, US chart phenomenon Imagine Dragons are currently playing shows all over Europe, and thankfully for local fans of this great live band Budapest is part of their tour.
Popular Hungarian Bandleader Benkó Dies
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Clarinet player Sándor Benkó, founder of the popular Benkó Dixieland Band, died on Tuesday at the age of 75, his family announced. Benkó started the group while a high school student in 1957. Its first album was certified a gold disc. The band toured the world, took part in many music festivals and received numerous awards. The band has no fewer than 1,800 professional recordings.
Fidesz: European Commission Openly Interferes With Hungary’s Affairs
- 14 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has openly interfered with Hungary’s internal affairs through contracting a consortium led by Altus, a company belonging to former prime minister and opposition party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány, deputies of ruling Fidesz said in a statement. Authors of the document noted that the consortium has just recently won “another shameless contract” from the EC, and called that body’s ...
See What Happened @ Xpat Wine Club: Tasting, Talking & Networking
- 9 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Last Thursday, 3 December, XpatLoop.com held its latest wine club event in Akvárium at Erzsébet Square, downtown Budapest. Expats and internationally-minded Hungarians rubbed shoulders and tasted a seclection of 18 wines from a good handful of Hungary’s top producers. Here's a quick tour of the six different regions the wine-makers on show represented, along with a few words of introduction about ...
China Railway Group Wins $1.6 Bln Hungarian High-Speed Rail Contract
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian government awarded a $1.57 billion contract to a consortium led by China Railway Group (CRG) to build the Hungarian section of a rail line linking Budapest with Belgrade, Serbia, in Chinaʼs first high-speed rail win in the European Union, Reuters reported.